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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-21

A PLAGUE of ants is reported from
Nancy, in France. The insects were
of immense size. some having wings.
They fell in such large numbers that
Che inhabitants thought they were hav-
ing o repetition Of one Of the Egyptian
plaques. The thick, black flakes kept
falling for an hour, and every part Of
5he city was covered. 1t is supposed
that q visitation was the forerunner Of
violent storm which swept over the
city The next dav.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-21

HERE are four persons so old as to
demand attention: Nicholas RADIO,
born in Lorraine in 1892, member of
the grand army of Napoleon, now liv-
ing near Belleville, ILL.,, and so vigor-
GUS that he walks the streets without q
cane, reads without glasses and shaves
himself; Stephen Wilmington, of Hud-
son, Mass, nearly 10l years old, blind,
and fast losing his mind; Mrs. Mar
garet Arnold, of New Holland, Ohio,
who on July was ITO years old, and
who, while bodily quite well, is failing
mentally; and Mrs. Phoebe Travis, of
Travis Creek, near Canisteo, N. Y,
born on Christmas day, 1888, married
in 1900, the mother Of twelve children
has venerable son living, and has had
forty-eight grandchildren, 1873 great
grandchildren, and thirty-one great
great
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-21

THE eight longest rivers in the
world, according to the calculations OF
Maj. Gen. A. Van Tiblo, are as follows
Missouri Mississippi, 4, 1914 miles; Nile,
1920; Yang Kiang, 3,15S; Amazon,
S,063; Yenesai-Scanga. 1850; Amur,
$3.50; Congo, 1883; Mackenzie, 2,s6S.
The length of the Missouri Mississippi
is taken from the report of Messrs.
Humphreys and Abbott. Holders es-
Inmates it at 1868 miles,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-21
lie Is Ont, Just the Same.

"Now, Witness" said the attorney,
IL think the court knows something
about you; more than You think, per-
haps; tell the truth, haven't you been
in the penitentiary :"
eyes, SIR" admitted the witness
nervously.
Il thought SO. How long We're
you IMP"
II went in for two years"
Serve out your full time?"
mo, sir, L got out in eighteen
months" =
"Iime allowance fer good behavior
eh?" -''' ~
"No, Sir"
"oh! Friends got you pardoned out ."
ooh, no, sir"
"Ah' ha! You escaped, then?"
Then how under the sun did Won
get out?" ~ Sou
"Quarreled with the Governor and
ne l,e,.z zen removed me. You see, the
That will do. Take the witness.
Alr. Bulldozer. "-Bob Burdette
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-21

TH@ following, called a railroad
problem, is going the rounds: A
freight train one mile in length stopped
with the caboose just opposite the de-
Dot. The conductor got orders to move
is train to the next station, which was
list five miles distant. He gave the en-
ineer the order to move which the lat
ter did while the conductor walked
G shead on top OF the cars and got
re just as the engine arrived at the
j t station, where he got off. The
qDestion is, how far did he walk; OF, as
he WAS walking during the entire five
miles, did lie ride at all?
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-21

A SINGULAR case of desertion from
the army came before IN Austrian
court martial recently. A Carnoilan
recruit deserted the ranks in 1913. He
lived for thirty-nine years in the noun
tains and forests of Carnoila and
Carintilia, associating only with shep-
herds and woodcutters, his only shelter
being in huts of his own construction
He contrived to make small livelihood
by selling resin, but, at last, as old age
came on he got tired of his mode Of
existence, and in his siXty-third year
he surrendered to the military author
tiles. They have condemned him to
eight months hard labor, which, under
the circumstances, seems rather harsh
sentence.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-21

WE neither know nor Judge our
selves; others may judge, but cannot
know us; God alone judges, and knows
too.-JJilkie Collins
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-21

Tin petritied bodies Of Henry Smith
and wife which have been attracting
considerable attention at Frederick,
Tenn, for several years past have been
inferred permanently in the vault Of
the old reformed graveyard. The hus-
band died in 1897 and the wife about
1916 These bodies are in perfect
state of petrifaction, due, it is supposed,
to the peculiar conditions of the atmos-
phere in the vault. Their figures are
in GIL almost perfect state OF preserva-
ton, the skin being pale yellow color
A grave was dug in the floor Of the
vault, and both bodies were inferred in
one coffin to preserve them from desc
Grafton.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-21

If thou art wise, thou knowest thine
own ignorance, and thou art ignorant
if thou knowest not myself.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-21

EXPLOSIONS in mines might happen
occasionally owing to miners not detect
ing by scent the presence of perilous
gases, anosmia, or want of smell sense,
being as dangerous in such cases as
color-blindness in the case signalmen.
1t is perfectly plain that to place on
watch duty in any eaitice where risk Of
fire is feared a guardian affected with
anogmia or absence of the smell sense,
is Practically to secure that the fire
sha! not be discovered in its incipient
stag The Peruvian Indians, SO Hum
boldt said, could discern the presence
of strangers by their odor; or the Arab
who. as recorded, can detect the scent
Of burning at a distance of thirty miles.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-21

AN evil intention perverts tl' y
actions and makes them slns.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-10-21

BEWARE Of those who do NOT shon,
1helr love Tor humanity by their every
day acts and utterances. 1
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
New YOrk's Obscure Millionaires.

New York rich men are often obscure.
The persons whose names You see in
the newspapers often turn out TO be OF
dubious credit, but the millionaires
who never get into print are the men
to be afraid of. Here is one, Christie =
pher Meyer. who is said to have money
enough to buy the Baltimore 81 Ohio
railroad and advance the cash. Prob
ably no newspaper reader ever heard
of him until yesterday. 1t is found out
that he is German who got into the
rubber trade in its infancy and kept
along with it until it made him great
fortune. In the same way the Poppen-
hansen family had their start. The
first Poppenhausen was German who
was porter or something inferior in a
whalebone house. At that time whale
bones were used for many of the pur
poses of India rubber, such as for UNI
would be sort of job lot of whale
bones in the store which the porter
would buy at bargain. In course of
time Poppenhausen became the head of
the rubber business, and had enormous
works at College Point, on Long Island,
some ten miles from New York. Get
ting into controversy with Long Is
land railroad, he concluded to exercise
his wealth by buying the railroad. 1t
very soon turned out to be an elephant,
and crushed him and all his fortune,
and assisted at the same time to break
up the fortunes of the lIavemeyer
family. Now, we find that Christopher
Meyer is another undiscovered rich man
who can buy the Baltimore d Ohio
railroad and think it not any great
property to carry off.-N. Y. Letter to
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12

He found her there, standing waiting
for him, standing by the old stile, which
In summer had been half covered with
long grass and dropping leaves. Leaves
and grass were both dead now, and
cold, desolate despair reigned In the
hearts that were then so warm.
Marguerite" he whispered, gently,
you must teach me one thing. How
am | to say goodbye to your"
II can not" she replied ~ do not
know myself"
He drew her to him, looking with
longing desperate eyes at the lovely
face.
"My darling" he said, 81 meant to
go away without telling you. 1t seems
Dissertation to tell You, but my heart
hungers, my soul thirsts; l must tell
you. Oh Marguerite, ! have learned to
love you as l shall never learn to love
another woman, and it Is we'll that
am leaving you"
She bowed her head, utterly unable
to speak, wondering whether now that
he had trusted her with his secret, she
ought to trust him with hers, all the
time with horrible sensation of how
quickly the time was passing; that in
few minutes all the world would be
blank, for he would be gone.
81 have lived Under the same roof
with you, have breathed the same air,
yet i have kept my secret like burn
ing fire in my own heart, now | am
going, dear, and my heart hungers for
one word; this ia worse than the parting
of death: 1t means living without each
other: and L want one word before
go out into the chill and darkness Of
life,"
"What can say?" she cried .'Oh,
Darcy, to must tell you the truth now
that you are going away. l have
learned to love you with all my heart,
better than anything or any one in the
wide world"
With low smothered cry, he caught
her in his arms. and held her just tor
minute to his heart. Only for min
ute, but in the rapture of it, they forgot
everything else. Then slowly his arms
fell from her, slowly she turned from
him, the whole width of the world lay
between them, there must be neither
kiss nor caress.
''It is well that am going, my
darling" he said, "tell me again. 1t will
be like the last sounds of music in the
ears of dying man. You love me-"
"Yes, i love YOU, Darcy, but then
you see did not know, did not indeed.
1t all came to me unawares, L knew
nothing of it until seemed to wake up
from long sleep, and found that my
whole heart was yours"
There was fierce struggle in his
mind for few minutes, struggle be-
tween the powers of evil and good.
"My beautiful, innocent darling" he
said, ''such love falls on mans soul
like dew from Heaven"
And then there was silence between
them
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
The Dancers knee.TMist.

Just as famous old songs take In the
s TRANCE surroundings Of burlesque
so do well known dances. Thus, a
sailors hornpipe is generally encored
in pantoniime, and spirited "High-
land fling" sends the average audience
into &c stacies. And so these dances
are still taught in the theatrical dane
ing-academies, with others in which
the "steps" are exceedingly difficult
and intricate. Each step has its tech
nical name, and for pantomime many
dancers merely learn a certain number
of them and subsequently work them
into dances for themselves. There is
a curious twirl Of the leg, known as the
"knee-twist." which every actor and
actress in the burlesque aims at master
ing. The knee twist Is like figure in
skating-it may apper easy to do 1t
before you try, but not after-.Pall
Mall Gazette.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
A Georgia Cyclone Pit.

Perhaps the largest, best arranged,
best furnished, and most costly cyclone
pit in the county is owned by Ed Brown
of Eatonton. 1t is situated near the
back door of his residence and is large
enough to accommodate his entire
family. The walls are of brick, laid in
cement; the floor is carpeted, has fire.
place and chimney, and the room is
handsomely furnished. The family
could spend the night there with as
much comfort as in the dive ling. In
preparing ii Mr.. Brown had an eye to
its permanency, and spared no expense
in making is pleasant and comfortable.
To guard against the contingency of
the house blowing over on it and i'm
Drisoning the inmates large sewer
pipe off from the pit In an opposite
direction q distance of 100 yards,
through which the family could escape.
This unique underground dwelling is
thoroughly protected against water
rising from below or running in from
above. The cost was over SCOTSMAN
nah Times.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
Making ID Easy for Him.

Yesterday morning Chief Judge
Clement, Of the city court, gave judge
ment for absolute divorce to Anna
Louisa Tice against Leon lice. Mrs.
Tice Is a very sweet lady of about
twenty-five.
SHOW much alimony do you want?"
asked the Court.
"a dollar week." was the answer.
why, that's very small" said the
Court. "What's your husbands busi-
ness?"
Hes physician, SIR"
"He can afford to pay you more than
a dollar a week."
"Oh, but he's only young physician
with only a small practice"
III think five dollars a week would be
fair" said counsel.
~ would have given her ten," said
the Court; make 1t five, however"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12

"You are utterly shamelessl" cried
Lady Perth. my only wonder Is that
you did not go with your lover, instead
of remaining here to weep for him. But
perhaps he did not ask you"
At these cruel words Lady Stair
sprung to her feet. Her enemy
laughed.
at is of no use looking indignant and
tragical over it," she said. 81 have
suspected you, my Lady Stair, for some
time; now my suspicious are con-
firmed."
II have done nothing wrong" cried
the hapless girl.
ave shall see," said Lady Perth. at
Is true that everybody does not agree In
defining the word wrong. In my
brothers interests l have been watch
you call that doing right, then / do not
know what wrong is"
"You had no ri ght to watch me-"
cried Lady Stair.
"rhat is quite another question"
replied her enemy. Il maintain that
after what have seen of your conduct
with Captain Este, had every right
and every cause to watch you. l have
done so, and have found you out"
II have done no wrong" repeated
Lady Stair.
THAT remains to be proved" said
Lady Perth. you are my brothers
wife. Lady Stair was it seemly Of you
to stand with your head resting on
Captain Estes breast while he kissed
your face? You are married woman.
although you are but child. Answer
that. Was it seemly?"
II was bidding him FAREWELL shall
never see him again, thought,
meant no harm"
TO BE CONTINUED.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
John Browns Private Papers.

1t is said that somewhere hid in the
dark and dusty crypts of the capitol are
all, or nearly all, the papers taken from
John Brown at Harper's Ferry. A
New York publisher, who has printed a
great deal about the Havper's Ferry in
surrection and intends soon to put in
book-form series of magazine articles,
has spent considerable tii2e and money
of lat, in ransacking the archives of the
capitol, 80 far with no results. The
papers were left at the capitol by the
senate committee of investigation APP
rointed by the XXXVth congress.
Senator Mason of Mason anu Slidell
fame was chairman Of this committee.
Among these papers, and there was
trunkful of them originally, is Browns
diary. In 1t was a lis classifying his
friends in the scheme to free the slaves
by insurrection. He had two columns
on facing pages, one marked "Reliable,"
the other Unreliable" The first two
names on the latter list were those of
Fred Douglass and Fred Douglass, .Jr. -
New York sun.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
Is Death Painless 7

A Philadelphia doctor, after years of
careful observation, says that our demise
is as painless as our advent to tho world
This Is certainly reasuring; yet notwith.
standing the great inducements, we still
do not court death. and shall continue to
use Dr. Pierce infallible remedy, the
Golden Medical Discovery" for consump-
ion, splitting of blood. shortness OF breath
weak lungs, coughs, bronchitis, and kim
dred affections of the throat and chest. 1t
is unequaled BY druggists.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
A Little Child Scarcely Three Years Old
Drawn out Of Shape by Inflammatory
Rheumatism.
ROCHESTER, n. Y, May IS, 1886.

ROCHESTER, n. Y, May Is, 1886
Pardee Medicine Co.,
GENTLEMEN We desire to express our
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received at your hands in restoring to us
in perfect health our little three-yea
son. who for weeks has been a very great
sufferer with inhammatory rheumatism.
His little hands and arms were badly in
famed and so drawn out Of shape that we
feared he would never again have the use
of them; but thanks to DIR. Pardee's excel
lent remedy, he is now entirely free from
pain and has free use of his hands and
arms; in fact is in better health than ever
before. We feel that your remedy has
performed almost a miracle, and believe 1t
to be the best on earth, and recommend it
to any afflicted with rheumatism.
We are very truly yours,
Mr.. & Mrs. II. KLEEHIMER.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
A Poor, Weak Sister,

who is suffering from ailments peculiar to
her sex, DIRE ding to go to a physician, but
knowing she needs medical help, will find,
in Dr. Pierces "Favorite Prescription" a
preparation which will give her strength
and new life through the restor tion of
all or organs to their n tural and healthy
action. IT is the result of many years of
study and practice by thoroughly scien.
tific physician, who has made these
oubles a pecialty. To be had OF all drug
pists
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
Gold Fields.

that pan out richly, are not so abundant
rs in the early California days. but those
who write to Halett a. Co, Portland,
Maine. will, by return mail, receive tree,
full information about our work which
they can do, and live at home wherever
they are located, that will pay them from
s. to s25 per day, and upwards. Either
sex young or old. Capital not required {;
YOU are started in business free. Those
who start at once are absolutely sure of
snug little fortunes.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12

The king of Siam has conferred one of
the highest dignities of his kingdom on
his den ist, described as IAN American by
the name of 'Schwertzendorf.' -
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
A Wonderful Occurrence.

JA'hNON, ott., lOSO.
Rheumatic Syrup Co:
Gentlemen: In November, Is 4, | was cut
in tue wrist by oxen bottle, from
which suffered extreme pa n. allied
doctor wLo pronounced 1t Sciatic Rheu-
matt. m. He gave me a morphine in &c.
ton in my right shoulder, which resulted
in paralyzing my right side ! was kept
under the n uence of morphna until last
March. NY right leg and arm nad ecome
badly withered and my joints were so
still that there was but lit Q action in
them. About that time i discontinued
the use of morphine. About six weeks
ago first heard of your Rheumatic Syrup
and was advised TO try it. And here let
me impress this fact upon your mind, that
my right arm and leg were shrunken,
paraly zed and withored 20 much that |
could hardly walk or swing along, and
that but little. and attended with great eff
fort and p in. Since have been king
your SLrdp | have left Off the use OF
crutcheS entirely, and only use cane, and
tor the past few days | often forget il and
walk without any aid. To say that am
happy, and that it has greatly benefited
me but poorly expresses my idea of your
Rheumatic Syrup.
Yours truly,
&. ID. DEMO,
Dealer in General Groceries, cor. Trail and
Merchanic Streets.
Mr.. G.. ID. DEMO is man well known in
this community, and was probably the
worst wreck physically Of any man this
country ever saw. He was paralyzed
from rheumatic poison, and no ono ever
expected lie would get well. He is well,
though and it is simply marvellous. The
above statement made 10y him is true, and
may be fully relied upon.
/ am truly yours,
FRANK l.. SMITH,
Ex- Member State Legislature. and pro-
prietor Hurd House, jackson, Mich.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12

One of the most munifcent recent gifts
to churches is that of the Rockefeller
brothers, John ID. and William-$75, 900 in
ALTO the Tabernacle Baptist church of
New York
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12

A Sore Throat or Cough, IL suffered to
progress, often results in an incurable
throat or lung trouble. Browns Bronchial
Troches give instant relief. Price % cts.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12

To get relief from indigestion, bilious
ness, constipe ton or torpid liver without
disturbing the stomach or purging the
bowels, take few doses of Carter's Little
Liver Pills; they will please you.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12

Ras Alula, the great general of King
John of Abys ina, never laughs, and
horse-whips his servants IL there is the
slightest delay in the execution of his
orders
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12

A bald eagle killed re emily near Santa
Rosa, Cal, measured Is inches from tip to
tip OF his wings, and his talons, when
opened measured az inches.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12

The st. Louis gas company recently dis
CO vered that they had not collected a gas
bill from Archbishop Kendick for 10 years.
The archbishop gave his check for $500.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
You can get free five hundred page

You can get free five hundred page
Cook Book of original and thoroughly
tested recipes, II you send ten (10) two (2)
cent stamps l2Cc.) to pay postage and Is
top covers of Warmers Safe Yeast pack
ages, to Warmers Safe Yeast Co, Rol hes
ter N. Y. The book, in 9th, will be sent.
postpaid. for $l.l5. The paper bound
books, will not be sold, they can only be
fully fine book. Every woman will want
il, says Harper's Bazaar.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
pa "a Arnioa OIL.

The best salve in the world for Burns,
Wounds and sores of all kinds. Boils, Eel
ons Chilblains. Frozen Feet, Piles, Barber s
Itch. Sore Eyes, Cbapped Hands, Sore
Throat Scald Head, Pimples on the Face,
and all skin diseases.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12
A PITIABLE SIGHT.

II afflicted with sore eyes, use DIR. Isaac
Thompsons Eye Water. Druggists sell 1t. 25c.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12

The Emperor OF Rus ia has revised the
diaries he has kept for 10 or Is years and
they are to be published next autumn,
with illustrations by Hungarian artist.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12

Buena Vista John, Piute Virgins says:
''Mabbe heap hot pretty soon. Sage.hen
heap dance now and squirrel come out his
hole. Mabbe so no more cold, no more
snow
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12

Piute Indians in Nevada name their
children after white people in the expec-
tation that the latter will take an interest
in the little folks, as they usually do.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12

For descriptive pamphlet and large map OF
address TO z. 5. Eustis, Omaha, Nebraska,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12

Rochester, N. Y, was confined to his bed
with infiammatory rheumatism. He used
three bottles of DR.. Pardee's Remedy and
is now able to be about. Can walk with
out crutch or cane. He says: sit Is the
best remedy on earth. am recommend
ing it to every one see that is afflicted
with rheumatism"
Ask your druggist for DR.. Pardee's
Remedy, and take no other. Price 81 per
bottle, six bottles, IS.
Pardee Medicine, Co., Rochester, N. Y.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-12

For Liver Complaint, Sick Headache,
Constipation. use Pages Mandrake Pills,
Above remedies sod by druggists or sent
by mail for 20 cents by c. w. Snow a. Co.,
Syracuse, N. Y.